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Monday, March 15, 2010

Beware the Ides of March

On March 15, 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius.

From William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar:
CAESAR
Who is it in the press that calls on me?
I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music,
Cry 'Caesar!' Speak; Caesar is turn'd to hear.

Soothsayer
Beware the ides of March.

CAESAR
What man is that?

BRUTUS
A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.

CAESAR
Set him before me; let me see his face.

CASSIUS
Fellow, come from the throng; look upon Caesar.

CAESAR
What say'st thou to me now? speak once again.

Soothsayer
Beware the ides of March.

CAESAR
He is a dreamer; let us leave him: pass.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous10:07 AM, March 15, 2010

    Scott rolled his eyes. “Your dramatics do not transform fable into fact. Rumors are not the same thing as evidence.” Beware The Ides of March http://usspost.com/beware-the-ides-of-march-7304/

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